Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Martin Peninsula (RUS) | 74° 00' 00.0" S | 114° 15' 00.0" W | Peninsula |
| Name ID: 119261 Place ID: 9072 | |||
| Martin Peninsula (USA) | 74° 20' 00.0" S | 114° 30' 00.0" W | Peninsula |
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Name ID: 128493
Place ID: 9072
A peninsula about 60 mi long and 20 mi wide that is ice covered except for a few rock outcrops along its margins, located between Getz Ice Shelf and Dotson Ice Shelf on the coast of Marie Byrd Land. Delineated from aerial photographs taken by USN Operation HighJump in January 1947. Named by US-ACAN after Col. Lawrence Martin, USA (Ret.), American geographer and authority on Antarctic exploration with the Library of Congress; member of US-SCAN, 1943-46. |
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